Nations Seek Rare Earth Co-operation with Greenland
According to Australia’s resources minister, Matt Canavan, rare earth mining is now seen as a “national priority.” The country is considering underwriting loans to develop its reserves of critical metals and such as rare earths and is seeking development partners such as the United States. As we indicated our previous rare earth article the US […]
Has China given up its rare earth leverage over the US?
China considers cancelling countermeasures against latest US tariffs Core Consultants published their September Issue of the Rare Earth Monthly Report and a key aspect that stood out was that as a show of good faith, China’s Ministry of Commerce revealed that China is now earnestly considering cancelling any countermeasures to the latest US tariffs. This would […]
Cobalt Investor Evening
Core Consultants hosted a Cobalt Investor Evening in London on behalf of one of their clients who make use of Core Consultants’ Company Profiling Service
July Rare Earth Report: US and China to Resume Trade Talks
In July’s Rare Earth Report we see that the Sino/US trade war has taken a slight turn with Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump agreeing to return to the table. The US has in good faith promised not to levy additional tariffs on Chinese goods before discussions resume. Our June Rare Earth Report focused on […]
June Ferrochrome Market Overview: Benchmark Prices Fall Hard
Our June chrome market report details how the downward trend culminated in a significant drop in the ferrochrome benchmark price to 104c/lb from 120c/lb in the second quarter. The Chinese benchmark price is currently at 74-75c/lb for the third quarter from the previous 76-77c/lb. The market was definitely impacted by the depreciation of the Yuan […]
Establishing the Case for West Africa as a Gold Market
Minvest Gold West Africa Conference 2019. The presentation provides a detailed account of the trials and tribulations as well as the positives of mining gold in Africa and provides an opinion on whether West Africa can support a legitimate, world class gold market. Establishing the Case for West Africa as a Gold Market
Sino-US trade war takes center stage in rare earth market
Our June issue of the Rare Earth Monthly Report focuses on the Sino-US trade war. The US deliberately left rare earths off their initial tariff list as it realised its over-reliance on China for these critical materials. Furthermore, America relies on China to process its rare earth ores and concentrates, so imposing tariffs would only […]
Cobalt Overview: Battery Materials Conference, Shanghai
Fast Markets Battery Materials Conference 2019. Core Consultants explores the current state of the cobalt market, with stocks having fallen materially. The presentation addresses reasons why this has occurred and the outlook for cobalt over the medium term. Cobalt Market Overview_Battery Material Conference April 2019
Cobalt Q&A with Lara Smith (MD of Core Consultants) and Metal Bulletin
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Manganese market poised for possible increase
[visualizer id=”6914″] As of March 15th, the price of manganese ore was stable, but some increases are noted to prices for April delivery, suggesting that producers anticipate rising demand. However, according to Core Consultants’ latest manganese report, there are numerous manganese ore projects in development, and with the first seabed recoveries expected to take place […]